So, I’ve been crossing items off a list that doesn’t really exist except in my head.
I’ve fixed the dishwasher, I think. It’s working at least and not tripping the RCD. The noise suppression capacitor on the mains appears to have been the fault… it’s quite nice to throw things in and have them come out clean without worrying about the fridge.
Kathryn and I have finally replaced the bit of wood that belongs under the last cupboard in the kitchen:
Before:
(Note the little teeny gap at the end where it was cut to the wrong length by our kitchen designer)…
And After:
That teensy tiny fix has been hanging around since a few weeks after our kitchen was installed when he turned up with the corrected bit. And it’s quietly bugged me for ages.
I’ve repaired the earth lead on the anglepoise Kathryn uses as a bedside lamp. That has been broken, err, for years.
And I’ve also filed my paperwork and cleared some of the office in preparation for our Thanksgiving which, we’re planning to hold in the LibrarOfficeSpareRoom. I’ve registered at the GP for online access (and sorted my repeat prescription), I’ve checked the deeds for our house and found that our fence is, apparently, shared, and that we’ll have to share the cost of rebuilding the disintegrating wall (oh woo). At least, according to our deeds. Oh, and I’ve swept the stairs.
I’ve also, I think, killed the RiscPC. It does power up now but behaves incredibly erratically, so I think I need to fish it out and see if the power supply is dead. The supplies on them were always a trifle sketchy, so I’ll have a look at some point. Also, the CMOS battery in it has definitely died, this I can deduce from the fact it thinks it’s 1900.
What is astonishing about it is how quick it still feels. As soon as you try and ‘do’ anything, the fact that it’s nearly 20 years old becomes rapidly apparent; the machine grinds and churns; loading webpages for example, is not a quick experience. But when you do OS based stuff, it’s FAST. Ah well, part of the reason I loved the OS then was how light and quick it was.
Anyhow.
I should finish my cup of tea and get on.
